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UNINA9910791061703321 |
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Autore |
Kabeer Naila |
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Titolo |
Gender and social protection strategies in the informal economy / / Naila Kabeer |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New Delhi ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-138-66263-1 |
1-317-80989-0 |
1-315-81619-9 |
1-317-80990-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (398 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women - Developing countries - Social conditions |
Social security - Developing countries |
Informal sector (Economics) - Developing countries |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Boxes and Tables; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; 1. Risk, Vulnerability and Social Protection: International Perspectives; 2. Gender and Trends in the Global Labour Force: New and Persisting Forms of Vulnerability; 3. Gender, Life Course and Livelihoods: Analytical Framework and Empirical Insights; 4. Preventing Child Labour, Promoting Education: Disrupting the Inter-generational Transmission of Poverty; 5. Alternative Approaches to Employment-based Social Protection |
6. Financial Services for Women in the Informal Economy: Protecting and Promoting Livelihoods7. Pensions and Transfers: Social Protection in Old Age; 8. The Indispensability of Voice: Organising for Social Protection in the Informal Economy; 9. Towards a 'Generative' Model of Social Protection: Making the Links to Development Policy; References and Select Bibliography; About the Author; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The vast majority of the world's working women, particularly those from low-income households in developing countries, are located in the informal economy in activities that are casual, poorly paid, irregular |
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